According to DS-Gamer.nl, Atari has officially announced that an Earthworm Jim title is in the works for the DS. Confirmation comes via a statement made by Atari, as well as an upcoming release list which you can check out below.

There have been rumors of an Earthworm Jim title coming to the DS for awhile now, and it looks like we finally have a double confirmation that the game is indeed in the works. Unfortunately there is no other information available on the game at this time. DS-Gamer.nl is not reporting this story as a rumor, they are stating it as fact…twice.